Dr. Eliza Maria Mosher
United States Physician, Medical Writer, and Educator
1846-1928
In 1869, Dr. Mosher began her time as a residential physician at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. She then attended the University of Michigan to receive her official doctorate. In 1877, she became the resident physician of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women in Sherborn, working alongside Clara Barton. At the Reformatory, she tended to over 150 patients at a time. After her time in Sherborn, she traveled to Europe for a year for further education in Paris.
After arriving back in Massachusetts, the Governor of MA appointed her to be the Superintendent of the Reformatory for three years. Under this role, she worked with over 370 inmates at a time. Unlike other administrators, she was heavily interested in the importance of physical fitness among inmates and she promoted an environment of self-respect.
For six years, she also worked as a professor of physiology, hygiene, and anatomy at Wellesley College.
With the changing times, she moved out of MA and set up a medical practice in Brooklyn, NY where she stayed for many years. She worked with numerous homeless women in Brooklyn and promoted personal hygiene and fitness among the women.
She also served as the first female dean, of the University of Michigan. The University honors her legacy today with the Mosher- Jordan Residence Hall which was built in her honor.
Her work in Sherborn (and beyond) changed many lives and has had an everlasting impact on prison systems across the country.
United States Physician, Medical Writer, and Educator
1846-1928
In 1869, Dr. Mosher began her time as a residential physician at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. She then attended the University of Michigan to receive her official doctorate. In 1877, she became the resident physician of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women in Sherborn, working alongside Clara Barton. At the Reformatory, she tended to over 150 patients at a time. After her time in Sherborn, she traveled to Europe for a year for further education in Paris.
After arriving back in Massachusetts, the Governor of MA appointed her to be the Superintendent of the Reformatory for three years. Under this role, she worked with over 370 inmates at a time. Unlike other administrators, she was heavily interested in the importance of physical fitness among inmates and she promoted an environment of self-respect.
For six years, she also worked as a professor of physiology, hygiene, and anatomy at Wellesley College.
With the changing times, she moved out of MA and set up a medical practice in Brooklyn, NY where she stayed for many years. She worked with numerous homeless women in Brooklyn and promoted personal hygiene and fitness among the women.
She also served as the first female dean, of the University of Michigan. The University honors her legacy today with the Mosher- Jordan Residence Hall which was built in her honor.
Her work in Sherborn (and beyond) changed many lives and has had an everlasting impact on prison systems across the country.
